9 June, 2011

Triangle Foodie Happenings

Posted in : Events, Restaurants on June 9, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: buku, chez moi, kickstarter, lobsterfest, margaux's, rum cake, sustainable food, terravita, triangle foodie happenings, triangle restaurant week, vodka cake

Time for an update of foodie events coming your way — if you happen to live here, in Triangle, NC, foodie heaven, that is. For those of you lucky enough t o share this region blessed with great produce and talented chefs (including this year’s James Beard Chef of the Southeast, Andrea Reusing!), these are
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14 January, 2011

Cooking Classes at Bickett Market

Comments : 5 Posted in : Events, Grab and Go, Markets on January 14, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bickett market, cooking classes, eggs benedict, french toast, fresh the movie, fullsteam, healthy eating, jbetskis, sausage, sustainable food

I have yet to make it to Raleigh’s Bickett Market, but they’ve received a lot of praise for their store since they opened last July. It features produce, wines, and meat from local farmers and producers. Turns out, however, that produce is scarcer this time of the year, so Jason Stegall, the owner, is looking
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11 January, 2011

Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe

Comments : 2 Posted in : Dining in Chapel Hill - NC, Restaurants on January 11, 2011 by : The Gourmez

Tags: chapel hill, curryblossom, dining chapel hill, gaajar halwa, gluten-free, indian, kofta curry, rasmalai, samosa, sustainable food, tandoor chicken, vegan, vegetarian, vimala, vimala's curryblossom cafe

Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe 431 West Franklin, the Courtyard Downtown Chapel Hill Website $7–$17 Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe has been in Sandwhich’s old space in the Chapel Hill Courtyard plaza since July. It is an Indian, order-at-the-counter restaurant, and we were excited to find a sitar player providing music on the evening we went. This is a
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